court date is in january. in hayward kron 4 news. >> catherine: a developing story. >> catherine: merrill newman.the palo alto man detained for weeks by north korea -- says that a so- called confession he made was something he was forced to do. >> catherine: newman arrived at sfo onhe said in statement today that the confession had been scripted - and he was intentionally emphasizing the awkward phrasing and poor grammar. newman says the north koreans treated him well -- but his interrogator told him repeatedly >> catherine: that if he didn't apologize during the korean war -- he would be sentenced to 15 years in jail for espionage. >> catherine: newman says. in north korea - the war

isn't over. and even innocent comments can mean big trouble for foreigners. >> pam: another night of frigid weather around the bay area. the warning signs were up earlier -- watch out for black ice. >> pam: tonight. in the south bay. homeless shelters filling up. after reports of more people freezing to death. and -- in the east bay. >> pam: kron 4 visited a school-- mostly without heat duringmore on those stories in a moment. but first -- kron 4's chief bennett is standing by with the latest. jacqueline? pete >> jacqueline: and the '40's around the south bay as well and the coast line. san francisco widespread frost with icy roads and a possibility through 9:00 tomorrow morning. forecast is the same. temperatures tonight, will be in the

twenties and low 30's. the impact with the frosty when shultz and icy roads we will have more on that plus when the cold spell will come to an end. >> jacqueline: >> pam: the cold temperatures have turned deadly. in dublin and hayward -- deaths are being investigated as possibly temperatures. >> jacqueline: >> pam: and in santa clara -- at least four people have frozen to death. kron 4's terisa estacio reports from the south bay. where shelters have been filling up quickly. in oakland. it has been really cold for students at community united elementary school classrooms there have gone without heat for the past 7-days. >> pam: the problem -- a broken heating system. >> pam: the spokesperson for the oakland unified school district says, teachers have been doing their best to during the cold spell >> reporter: >> effect we had a family

that we pulled up on saturday from an encampment with small children. they went into the sunnyvale armory this weekend and we have a place a set for them in a more permanent fility starting tomorrow. >> reporter: are also struggling to help those in with others in need especially during the cold spell. >> still need blankets and socks so if people want to do that as greece. with such shows as while ponchos as well. financial donations are needed as well. the principal explains why. coming up on kron 4news at 6 >> pam: the spokesperson for

the unified schools district says teachers have been tried to do their best to keep to to keep students warm during cold spell. bay of offered space heaters but we do not have enough. we want to reassure the public that we this is a selection that is critical. critical situation >> pam: the sonoma county sheriff deputy who fatally shot a 13- year old boy. who was carrying a fake rifle, is cleared to return to work this week. but deputy erick gelhaus will not be on the street. he will be on desk duty.

>> pam: the 48- year old deputy is waiting to hear if prosecutors will file criminal charges aganst him. for the santa rosa shooting death of andy lopez in october. saucegelhaus told investigatorsassualt rifle. >> pam: the lopez family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the county and the >> pam: meantime. congress has approved a 10-year extension of a ban on plastic firearms. >> pam: the bill has to do with guns made of plastic -- that can evade metal detectors and x-ray machines. and can be made using 3-d printers. gun control advocates had pushed to toughentheir proposal would have required that plastic guns have an un-detachable part made of metal. the ban bill now goes to the president. >> reporter:developing tonight. >> reporter:we're learning new details about the asiana

jet crash at sfo.as the n-t- s-b gets ready to hold a two day hearing on the incident. officials will be investigating how the auto- throttle on the boeing 7-7-7 may have impacted the outcome. meanwhile, the san fransisco chronicle reports that three san frsncisco fire department commanders at the crash site had not received >> reporter:two people died and 181 wre injured when the plane crashed july 6th. another person survived the crash, but was run over and killed by a fire department truck responding to the scene. >> reporter:starting tomorrow in washington d.c.the n-t-s-b will hear from dozens of experts and witnesses to try to determine what caused the crash. officials have already said the plane was traveling too low and too slow when it hit the runway. >> pam: people around the bay area are remembering nelson mandela today.

>> pam: they are sharing their condolences in writing. for the south african leader who died last week. the condolence book is open at san francisco city hall. until 5:30 tonight. a civic memorial will be held at 8 a.m. wednesday in the city hall >> pam: rotunda to celebrate mandela's life. led by former mayor willie brown. memorial book- signing events are also at the of the chimes cemeteries andsan mateo's skylawn memorial park. residents can sign the books. they will be sent to the mandela family in south africa. >>president obama and the first lady left for south africa this morning. where a huge memorial for nelson mandela is planned for tuesday. >> catherine: at least 90 world leaders will attend. former presidents bill clinton, george w. bush and jimmy carter will be there. >> catherine: so will prince charles, oprah, -- and the pope. and if organizers have their way -- it will 'not' be a somber experience. but a big loud and happy event - like the spontaneous street celebrations happening today in south africa. >> catherine: the service will be in the huge soccer stadium which hosted the 20- 10 world cup.

it's also the place where mandela gave his first speech after being released from prison. today security sweeps and other final preparations were being made. >> catherine: about 90- thousand citizens will be allowed to attend - on a first come, first serve basis. there will be no tickets. mandela spent 27 years in prison before becoming his country's first black president. he died thursday at the age of 95. assess >> pam: the problem with the new 49ers stadium. that means no monday night football games next year. then at 5:30. a severe storm creating major problems across much of the country. the trail of devestation. and next. the very fitting memorial. for fast and furious star paul walker.

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>> catherine: fans of fast and furious star paul walker visited his crash site in santa clarita sunday to pay tribute. the event was organized through social media. thousands of people turned out to pay their respects. >> catherine: they brought candles and flowers to a growing memorial on the street where walker and his friend roger rodas died. >> catherine: visitors drove down the street in souped-up cars similar to the ones in walker's movies. fans also wrote messages to walker and rodas on the side of a truck decorated with their pictures. >> pam: still ahead. controversy at sea world has a growing list of celebrities staying away.

then. >> pam: how american spies are reportedly using video games. to hunt down terrorists.

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>> pam: 49er football fans may not like it but most bay area commuters likely will. a work in progress. that may be the best way to describe efforts >> pam: to find enough parking at the new levi stadium. until then, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, there will likely be no night games scheduled during >> reporter:take a look around the 49ers new levi's stadium here in santa clara and you see a lot of parking. between the team's own dedicated lots and those shared with surrounding businesses, there's enough parking for about 21,000 cars. that should be enough for most games, afternoons. but weekday games are going to be another matter. no monday night or thursday night games have been scheduled for the next year. but if and when they are, there are worries there won't be enough parking to go around because many of those spaces will still be occupied by employees and patrons of those businesses. the team is reportedly trying to arrange for extra parking here at nearby mission valley college and other options. a team spokesman says there are no parking issues to discuss at this time because the plan

is still being developed, still being fine tuned. but there is one weekday game on next year's schedule when cal will play here on a friday night in october. that could provide the first real test as to whether there will be enough parking to go around. in santa clara rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> pam: thousands of wrestling fans will be coming to santa clara in the spring of 2015. >> reporter:mayor jamie matthews and the 49ers are planning to announce tomrrow morning that wrestlemania 31 will be held in the new levi's stadium. the event could bring 60-thousand visitors from around the world t0 the bay area. >> reporter:add heart to the list of bands that are bowing out of a show at seaworld because of the cnn documentary "blackfish."

>> reporter:the documentary that aired on cnn in october focuses on the orca tilikum and the dangers of keeping the species in captivity. "blackfish" >> reporter:millions tuned in to see the critically- acclaimed documentary "blackfish" when it aired on cnn in october. the film has fueled the controversial debate over keeping killer whales in captivity and the dangers they pose to trainers. >>"i think they're meant to be in the wild and that's where they should be." >>"i'd rather see them out in their natural habitat." >> reporter:petitions on change.org have amassed thousands of signatures calling on seaworld to free its killer whales. >> musical performances >> reporter:and pressured several musical groups to pull out of scheduled performances at its orlando theme park. taking notice of the public outcry. >>heart has chosen to decline their forthcoming performance at seaworld on

2/9/14 due to the controversial documentary film 'black fish'. >> reporter:and they're not alone. country singer willie nelson and canadian rock group barenaked ladies also bowing out of their february performances because of issues raised by the film. barenaked ladies explained to their fans on facebook. >>we don't feel comfortable proceeding with the gig at this time. >> reporter:seaworld released a statement regarding the cancellations which says in part. >> reporter:while we're disappointed a small group of misinformed individuals was able to deny fans what would have been great concerts at seaworld we respect the bands' decisions. >> reporter:seaworld's signature killer whale performances came to a halt in 2010 after veteran trainer dawn brancheau was killed by a 12,000 pound orca. >> reporter:the film highlights brancheau's tragic death and raises questions about the practices at seaworld and their treatment of these whales in captivity. seaworld says the documentary ignores the park's conservation efforts and research. >> reporter:seaworld also says."the bands and artists have a standing invitation

to visit any of our parks to learn for themselves how we care for animals and stands by the notion that the allegations made by animal extremist groups are false." >> catherine: american and british spies have been infiltrating popular online video games -- like "world of warcraft". >> catherine: posing as 'orcs' and elves for example.searching for terrorists. that's the finding of the most recent round of documents released by n-s-a leaker edward snowden. >> catherine: they say agents from the c-i-a, f-b-i and the pentagon are among those involved. and they're concerned that the games could be used as clandestine forums for terrorists to plan attacks. they're also reportedly trying to recruit informants. >> catherine: that could be one more example of why america's largest tech companies have written an open letter to president obama and congress. companies including apple, facebook and google want the government to crack down on

surveillance practices.saying some of them go overboard. the letter appeared in full page ads in newspapers including the new york times >> catherine: and the washington post. their concerns are based on edward snowden's document leaks. >> jacqueline: we have the great christmas tree all lit up. another i see, freezing night already in effect for most of the bay area. mostly sunny skies tomorrow the warming trend will continue for the rest of the week in into the weekend but freeze warnings stay in effect for all areas except for san francisco. once again possible so please take it easy out the door tomorrow morning 20 and low '30's practically bay area wide 22 and half ball, 31 in hayward and redwood city. 29

in san jose. warmest place is san francisco at 37 degrees and once again we will get close to the record temperatures but it looks like it will stay safe tomorrow morning. uc napa has the record of 18 degrees. richmond the record is 28 tomorrow at 33 to 5 degrees above the record. it does look like the record will stay safe. as for the afternoon a little bit warmer tomorrow 52 in livermore and 53 in oakland and 54 in san jose. a frigid start to the day but still very cold and starting to warm several decrees each day by thursday and friday we are out of the freezing territory. we will continue with the gradual warming trend this week.

>> pam: next. >> pam: how this man's flight to california took a very strange turn. then. >> pam: a child's heartfelt apology after mistakenly calling police. [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples for homemade. you need safeway sugar for just a buck eighty-eight. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another only two ninety-nine

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>> pam: a trip from louisiana to california took a bizarre turn -- during a connection in houston. a man says he fell asleep on a plane filled with passengers, but when he woke up -- he was all alone, locked inside. >> pam: foti kallergis fo- tee kah-ler-jis spoke to the man about his ordeal. >>"that's not good that you could just be stuck on a plane."

>> reporter: express jet-- airport. >>"i woke up and the lights were out. i was like what's going on." >> reporter:tom wagner was frantic. he spoke exclusively to eyewitness news and he said the last he remembered-- he took-off his hat after boarding the flight in lafayette- and dozed-off in his window seat near the back of the airplane. >>"everybody falls asleep on the plane." >> reporter:once in houston-- no one bothered to wake wagner up. not a passenger. not flight attendant-- or pilot-- no one. so wagner-- slept. >>"they didn't sweep the plane. i mean who shut the door." >> reporter:he said he woke up to a cold - pitch black cabin. thought he was dreaming-- when he made a frantic call to his girlfriend. >> reporter:she thought he was joking. about a half hour later-- workers boarded the aircraft-- and were stunned to find the lone passenger. >>"i said don't put the blame on me. i didn't do

anything wrong here. and then they were like try to hush-hush keep it quiet." >> reporter:expressjet issued this statement to eyewitness news saying.quote--- expressjet is investigating to determine how this occurred. we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience >> reporter:this caused for the passenger-- end quote" >>"let this be a lesson. it was incident enough. it was a faux paux." >> reporter:james conway is a former f-b-i agent and counter-terrorism expert. he says the incident is alarming. alarming. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles.

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is pam. snow and ice are causing traffic nightmares today. closing roads.cancelling flights. and in a sizable chunk of the u-s --- there are below zero temperatures. >>"this is day four.dallas fort worth international airport." >> reporter: >> catherine: ice, snow and cold weather have led to thousands flight cancellations in the last couple of days. nationwide - 1700 by lunchtime today alone. >> catherine: a canadian named james archibald posted his frustrations on you- tube. drivers may have it even worse. >> catherine: this was a 40- car pile-up in milwaukee. >> catherine: just one of the spots where it was so bad.people were being told to stay home if >> catherine: possible. yonkers, new york. drivers are talking about treacherous black ice. . >> catherine: during a freezing drizzle in connecticut a driver caught a couple of cars skidding out of control in front of him. >> catherine: and in the mid-atlantic

>> catherine: the storm has dumped lots of snow. and even when you do manage to stop safely and park. trouble. this was the scene in plano, >> catherine: texas. it's been so miserable.the allowing workers in some places to either come in hours late.or take unscheduled leave. all this.with 12 days left until the official start of winter. >> catherine: it's not just travel. it's easy to forget how many different things the cold weather can affect. this is iowa.where firefighters were struggling in single-digit temperatures >> catherine: to put out a house fire. there was an ambulance standing by in case they needed it. and here's a live look at s- f-o.

there have been some >> pam: cancellations due to the bad weather across the country. at least 12-departures and 19-arrivals were cancelled >> pam: most of the affected flights were to the east coast and dallas. san jose has seen at least six flights cancelled -- none in oakland. if you're flying check with your carrier before heading to the airport. now a check on local weather. >> pam: its been cold -- i'm here in the weather center with our chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. >> jacqueline: it will get a little warmer. finally. but not today. that is a card went shield with a frost over. overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning icy conditions frosty conditions. >> jacqueline: the bay area wide it was just 651 in san jose. temperatures are in

the 40's for the most part, 45 in livermore. 42 in concord. it freeze warnings remain in affect for virtually the entire bay area. subzero temperatures. when will it one up? coming up in just a bitdeveloping news out of >> reporter: developing new is out of newtown connecticut.where a big anniversary is looming.and people are being asked to stay away. this saturday will mark one year since the sandy hook tragedy. >> reporter:today some of the victims' family members came together.and asking that people mark the one year mark by performing acts of kindness and volunteering at charities in their hometowns. >> reporter:meanwhile, public officials also gathered today.hoping what they're calling a public

discussion will give the media what the need ahead of time.so the press will not show up sunday.when a town still grieving and recovering.wants to mark the day with relative privacy. >> we will be lighting a candle for our beautiful girl jessica. >> reporter:today family members thanked people for all their support this past year,,,and read the names of their loved ones lost, for whom they will light a candle friday night, on the even of the one year anniversary. >> pam: although a lot of people avoid them, vaccines are recommended for a reason. they are designed to prevent us from contracting viruses that could make us very sick and, in some cases, kill us. this year, cases of bacterial meningitis and measles are making news, even though there are vaccines for both >> reporter:influenza, meningitis, whooping cough,

measles. these are just a few illnesses that can be prevented, if we vaccinate ourselves and our children against them. >> reporter:for instance, each year, on average, about 60 people in the united states are reported to have measles, according to the centers for disease control and prevention. but this year, experts are already seeing twice as many cases. >> reporter:that could be in part because some are refusing to vaccinate their children believing that the measles, mumps and rubella or m-m-r vaccine causes autism. >> reporter:measles can be fatal, especially in children. and before the vaccine was introduced in 1971, an average of 450 to 500 people died each year in the u.s. from measles. there are no legitimate studies that show the m-m-r vaccine is linked to autism. but still many children go unvaccinated. >> reporter:it is also well known that living in close quarter dorm settings tends to cause deadly bacterial meningitis to spread. that's why many colleges and universities require students be vaccinated before they enter school. yet, this year, places like princeton and university of california santa barbara have seen outbreaks. >> reporter:the cdc stresses that all children, beginning at age 11 or 12 get vaccinated against meningitis and then follow it up with a booster several years later.

for today's health minute, i'm carl azuz >> pam: coming up at 5:45. >> pam: the 49ers with a big win over seattle. but -- what they still need to do, to clinch a playoff spot. and next. >> pam: a touching apology you won't want to miss. after a child accidentally called 9-1-1. >> pam: the stock market is back at a record high today. as traders hope that a budget deal could be reached in washington. the dow added five points. and s-and -p and nasdaq also ticked up slightly.

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>> pam: young girl in streetsboro, ohio wrote this apology to police after accidentally calling 9-1-1 from a disconnected cell phone. >> pam: the police department posted the letter on its facebook page. >> pam: it says: "dear officer, i'm really sorry i called you for no reason. thank you for not taking me to jail. i'm really sorry and won't ever do it again i promise." >> pam: along with the letter, police posted a warning to parents about letting children play with old phones. cell phones without service calls to 9-1-1. [chris]still smoking up a storm?

[tom]yeah.pathetic,isn't it? [chris] ever try to...

[tom] quit?of course! my best time was six days. the worst was ...uh...23.4 seconds. [chris] so can i ask you... [chris & tom] why are you still smoking? [tom] [sarcastic] "it's so much fun." [chris]why not call the smokers' helpline? the program's free,and... [tom]and they'll tell me..."you oughta quit." [chris] not so. just tell them you're ready to quit. then,they'll tell you how. [tom] really? you wouldn't have that number on you,would you? >> pam: the 49ers picked up what was almost certainly their biggest win of the season yesterday against the division leading seattle seahawks >> pam: so what it is mean in terms of the playoff picture? kron four executive sports producer jason appelbaum joins me to break it down for us. >> reporter:in terms of what it means.if the season ended today the niners would be the 6th and final seed in the nfc.a wild card team.

>> reporter:.in order to clinch the division -- first they would need to run the table - which is entirely possible with tampa bay, atlanta and arizona left - but they would also need seattle to lose two of their remaining three games.not likely since two of those games are at home where they are a perfect 14-and-0 since last year. >> reporter:so -- long story short - niners are looking at a wild card spot - and still have work to do to get there. >> reporter:yesterday was more about proving they could hang with the big boys. it really was a statement game.and i'm not sure they made it. >> reporter:remember the niners were blown out in seattle.but needed frank gore's longest run of the season in ordermarket update transition-transition

>> i think it was a statement came to the world to let you guys know that this is still our division and until the team take this from us we will continue to represent this team like and the right way. >> just demand. both are our intentions. just one man >>just win. those our intentions >> reporter:six inches of

snow during the eagles game against the detroit lions. philly beats the detroit lions. >>video >> reporter:dolphins win that game 34-28 >> reporter:thursday the premiere of sports live!

stephen curry interview all this thursday night! gary >> jacqueline: clear skies with icy freezing conditions tonight freeze warnings are in affect for to stand. actually ill warmer and to the afternoon the warming trend will continue into the rest of the week. throughout the door once again widespread 20s and 30s temperatures by

a letter in the morning in early afternoon with 40 spirit of this was the '50s and shows a couple of spots that will be low 50s practically bay area wide. purdue took freeze warnings all under a freeze mankind several hours icy roads tomorrow morning. really no consolation for another night 20 in vallejo 21 in fairfield and 29 in san jose, 37 in san francisco which looks to be the tallest sea spot the toasty warm spot!

>> jacqueline: by thursday of freezing for our bellies. it thinks will be pretty mild with temperatures allow for these to start the day. >> pam: we're getting you in the holiday spirit with another kron local special, amazing holiday lights. >> pam: our one-hour show takes you live all around the bay bringing you some spectacular holiday light displays, tree lightings and holidays festivities. >> pam: kron 4's amazing holiday lights, this friday night. december 13th at 9pm. right after kron 4 news at 8. >> reporter: coming up east

oakland has had an illegal dumping issue. i will explain in the next edition of people behaving badly tonight at 8 >> reporter: discover something cool of the chicken did for the holiday season which is free in the bay area of great for all ages the super high-tech 3-d light show. tech reporter gate slate i will tell you more [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets

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>> reporter: separates is go belly dancers as part of the like spectacular. nutcracker under the dome. conceived and created nutcracker under the dome using the latest and projection snapping technology. 16 hours of dance footage for the six minute show purclocked in over 1000 hours of intricate post-production animation to transform the raw footage that was kept in slow motion at 90 frames per second. it is really special. it is

three the budget not need glasses and a person is really cold. the video camera cannot capture and related imagery. this magical experience place every half an hour starting at 5:00 p.m. nightly. you really a unique attraction to kitchen and the holiday spirit. at its free so you cannot beat that. >> pam: hayward school worker or rested with the shocking allegations that will put her behind bars. all came coming up at 6:00 >> jacqueline: we will see free to conditions once again and i will tell you how low the temperatures will go at 6:00.

(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: now at six o'clock. >> pam: here we go again. fresh off the coldest night of the year, the cold snap the bay area has suffered through over the past week. is set to stay a little >> pam: temperatures in many areas have been below normal for this time of year, but there is hope. it is supposed to get warmer later in the week, and there will not be a lot of precipitation. >> pam: it's one thing to be out in the cold. it is totally a different story when you are inside. in the cold. such was the case for some oakland students. who learned the cold facts over the past 6 school days. kron 4's haaziq madyun went to class today. and was there when the promise of heat. finally arrived. >> pam:

>> reporter: in the meantime temperature teachers brought in space heaters to heat their classrooms. the school principal monica marino boy explained why she decided not to notify parents of the school's 250 students that the heat was not working. >> it was not going to affect the whole school and of the children had complained about being called. cold. >> on the children bottle with hats and coats that is not right. what we should have received a call to inform of that there was no heat in the classrooms. >> reporter: oakland haazig

my new kron 4 news >> reporter:related deaths is incerasing.and shelters arebut this one in sunnyvale says it is not turning anyone away. outreach workers are encouraging people without housing to come inside on these frigid nights. cause of death in a total of six bay area deaths since last week. four of them in santa clara county. one in dublin.and another in hayward. officials say they're even seeing young kids out in the dangerous elements. >> we had a family that we pulled up on saturday in and kept meant and tax and thereby to the sunnyvale, this weekend and we have a place to accept them as a more permanent facility

starting tomorrow. >> reporter:blankets, socks, other warm clothing.and donations. >> pam: to find out what is ahead for the bay area weather this weekend? jacqueline? >> jacqueline: to purchase will be a lot more and would definitely be out of freezing temperatures but not tomorrow. we have seen this coming through the bay area. if you like to send us your picture kron 4 news dot com. 37 in the bottle and 37 in fairfield, 39 in antioch below 36 and antioch. 49 in

san francisco remaining one of the warmer spot at this hour. we do have freezing conditions and store tonight the forecast is the same clear skies and calm wind. the impact will talk about the cold. >> pam: police have arrested a hayward catholic school child saying the suspect molested the young student over a 2- year period. 29-year old mia cummings of oakland is being held now on 800-thousand dollars bail. she worked as an after school programs assistant at all saints catholic school in hayward. she is now charged with felony counts of oral sex with police telling us the assaults started when the victim was just 12 years old.

>> pam: the victim told police of at least 10 separate times when the attacks happened including in the school's kitchen and off-campus at her apartment. students at all saints. are stunned. the diocese is not >> pam: commenting on the case. only saying cummings started at the school in 20- 05 and passed background checks. cummings is on paid administrative leave from the school. she is due in court in january to enter a plea. police do not believe there are other victims. >> reporter: >> pam: the bay area man accused of shooting and killing someone over a playstation 4 game console made his first appearance in court. 21-year old ronnie collins faces charges of murder and attempted robbery. >> pam: the judge set his bail at 5-million dollars. the victim, 22-year old ikenna uwakah arranged online to meet collins in the bayview district to sell him a new p-s -4. >> pam: but police say when the two met face-to-face collins pulled out a gun and shot uwakah. the next time collins will be in court is this coming

monday when he'll be arraigned. r >> pam: sonoma county investigators are still gathering more evidence in shiloh ranch regional park. where skeletal remains were found. as of late this afternoon, >> pam: the park remained closed. a citizen walking with his two daughters yesterday. discovered a skull and a tennis shoe in a creek bed. sheriff deputies confirmed other bones were also found nearby. officials are not saying foul play is involved. but they don't yet what really happened. >> catherine: president obama and the first lady left for south africa this morning. where a huge memorial for nelson mandela is planned for tuesday. the president will be speaking at the ceremony. at least 90 world leaders will attend. former presidents bill clinton, george w. bush and jimmy carter will be there. so will cuba's president - prince charles, and the pope. >> catherine: and if organizers have their way -- it will 'not' be a somber experience. but a big loud and happy event - like the spontaneous street celebrations

happening today in south africa. >> catherine: the service will be in the huge soccer stadium which hosted the 20- 10 world cup. it's also where mandela gave his first speech after being released from prison. today security sweeps and other final preparations were being made. about 90-thousand citizens will be allowed to attend - on a first come, first serve basis. >> catherine: there will be no tickets. but so many more people want to be a part of this - the memorial service will be carried live on huge monitors to other stadiums in south africa. mandela spent 27 years in prison before becoming his country's first black president. he died thursday at the age of 95. >> pam: bay area residents can now give their condolences to former president of south africa.nelson mandela. san francisco mayor ed lee opened a book in his office at city hall today where people can sign their names. >> pam: you can sing the book between eight-30 and

>> pam: still to come. >> pam: a 6-year-old boy is taking on the government. how he plans to save nasa. blocking emergency vehicles is against the law. and stanley roberts finds plenty of people behaving badly. >> pam: and we'll show you why you might want to find alternate transportation if you plan to go to a 49er game in santa clara. that's next.

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>> pam: unless more parking is found there may be no monday night or thursday night football at the 49ers new levi's stadium in santa clara, at least for the >> pam: the team reportedly has adequate parking for sunday games because spaces shared with surrounding businesses will be mostly available on sunday afternoons. but there are concerns many of those same spaces will be used by those businesses and their patrons ♪ [ male announcer ] this december, experience the gift of exacting precision and some of the best offers of the year

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>> pam:officials will be investigating how the auto- throttle on the boeing 7-7- 7 may have impacted the outcome. >> pam:meanwhile, the san fransisco chronicle reports that three san francisco fire department commanders at the crash site had not received aircraft disaster training. two people died and 181 were injured when the plane crashed july 6th. another person survived the crash, but was run over and killed by a fire department truck responding to the scene. >> pam:starting tomorrow in washington d- c.the n-t-s-b will hear from dozens of experts and witnesses to try to determine exactly what caused the crash. >> pam:officials have already said the plane was traveling too low and too slow when it hit the runway.

>> to all of you i make this same promise that i made to my family. to earn back your trust and my integrity. but no matter how long it takes >> reporter: the 71 year old former mayor was the first democratic mayor and the last two decades pam? >> pam: the team has had adequate parking for sunday games pitted to run the businesses are available sunday afternoons but there are concerns because many of those same places are in use during the week by those same businesses. the team is

said to be looking into a nearby parking options such as mission valley college as it develops a long-term plan that will ultimately accommodate week day game spirit >> jacqueline: it is cold out there. malate low '40's with concord, santa rosa and places like nevada and in fairfield we are headed for 20's and 30's again, tonight. mostly sunny skies a little warmer into the afternoon. it will be very gradual and it will be getting warmer. >> jacqueline: subfreezing for several hours for the entire bay area. we are once

again going to be seen frosty wind chills and icy roads. out the door tomorrow morning. temperatures in the 20's and again bay area wide. 20 in the hail, 24 in livermore and out of the south bay 29 was san jose, 27 senate bill and 30 for the peninsula and oakland. 37 for san francisco. it looks like the records are quinn to stay out there to record its 18th richmond it forecast is 33 and record 28. city concede there on be saved by four to five degrees in those locations. they're expecting a little bit of warning to small print a little bit of

mourning warming tomorrow >> jacqueline: still pretty chilly in the afternoon as we head into wednesday, thursday and friday in a gradual warming trend will be out of the freezing territory to start the day in the afternoon. >> catherine: a huge merger became official today. you ask airways and american airlines completed their merger creek 18 the world's biggest airline. bad move

knox united from the top spot. the american airlines name will live on one-while the name you ask your ways will disappear. >> catherine: the deal leaves just four major airlines controlling the skies. american, united, delta, and southwest. in 2001 the u.s. had 10 airlines. >> catherine: despite that, ticket prices haven't gone up and some feared. the average round-trip air fare is about the same as it was back then derrick and american airlines offical says that probably won't change in the near future. >> pam: a child takes on the government. cut a six year old plans to sit nasa. that's next

i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible.

>> pam: a little boy. who dreams of becoming an astronaut one day. is on a mission to save nasa. >> pam: he has started an online petition on the white house website. reporter meagan fitzgerald has more. >>"as we left jupiter, we wondered and wondered if would we ever get home." >> pam: six years old and fixated on space. >>"this is jupiter." >> reporter:not just because it's pretty cool, but because connor johnson is quite sure space will be his future. >>"the whole reason i want to be an astronaut so i can discover, like, new worlds." >> reporter:connor says, since he was three, he's been inspired by nasa. >>"to discover like asteroids or stuff that i could build stuff out of."

>> reporter:nasa has given countless kids like connor reason to believe they too can land in space. but it was last week over thanksgiving that he learned to the space program. >>"he was disappointed to hear that they were decreasing funding." >> reporter:connor knew he had to do something. >>"hmm. about like maybe 10 dollars and 41 cents." >> reporter:maybe his allowance would help. >>"and then i decided to give my whole piggy bank to nasa." >> reporter:but then after talking with his family, he decided to create a petition. >>"and then they put it out there, started throwing it around facebook, e-mailing friends and family." >> reporter:that got him about 40 signatures. we shared it here at 9 news and it shot up over 100 fast.

>>"we need 150 for it to go public, and so then it can be viewed on the general website." >> reporter:"and to get a response from the white house, i need 100 mil. 100- thousand." >> reporter:which means connor needs roughly 99,000 more. >>"while i would be very sad, nasa is mostly the only space station, like space company i've known for a very long time." >> reporter:a young boy inspired to take on a huge challenge to help save the very place that taught him to think big. just think of all the significant moments that started with someone's >>"nasa if you're watching, >> reporter:johnson must get 100-thousand signatures by december 29-th. as of this morning, johnson's petition had nearly four-thousand signatures.

(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> i think it happens every year. we have old buildings in the boiler system breaks down is just the fact of life we are not so used to having such cold weather. >> there is heat now in our building we do not have heat in some part of our school. >> reporter: this building behind me is acting as a temporary shelter for women, families and children. they were at hundred and 25 beds set up and hundred and 68 people showed up. they will not turn anyone away, due to the cold crisis unfolding. it will continue to operate this building open for

people who need shelter especially, as the week progresses in the cold spell continues. here in sunny bill kron 4 news. sonny bill >> reporter: homeless advocate says there are some 200 homeless people in the city get there is no shelter for men. >> jacqueline: we are looking at it your picture were the water froze separate if you like to send us your view or picture send it to breaking news at kron 4 news of doubt come. >> jacqueline: clear skies, winds and cold beer still in place temperatures in the

'20s and low '30's bay area wide. also frozen pipes are also possible. you would need extra time off the door tomorrow morning and be careful because the roadways could be i see. i see icy >> jacqueline: 20-30's in fairfield, san jose and 24 in livermore. >> jacqueline: forecast low temperatures are 4 to 5 degrees above the record.

do tablet one up there tomorrow afternoon. frigid to start the day tomorrow that we will be out of teeth freezing territory by the weekend. >> catherine: happening now. >> catherine: thousands of people are without power on the east coast and in southern states as a winter storm continues to pummel the country. >> catherine: and it's making travel a nightmare. ice and snow are making things miserable for drivers and air travelers. and more snow is coming - as much as 5 inches overnight from baltimore to washington d.c. >> catherine: there have been hundreds of accidents because of icy roads.including this 20-car pile-up in yonkers, new york. >> catherine: the storm has also forced airlines to cancel more than 61-hundred flights, stranding travelers across the country.

>> catherine: at sfo at least 12 departures and 19 arriving flights were cancelled today. san jose's airport had at least six flight cancellations. >> reporter: catholic school worker is now under our rest accused of having oral sex with one of pursed teutons that she supervised. with one of her students. the diocese says it is cooperating with the investigation and there are anymore victim spiri and hayward justine waldman kron 4 news.

>> reporter: since that time he has been on administrative lee and investigation into the shooting is ongoing to determine whether it was justified. the sheer department stated that he will be given a desk job cannot be put in the field and depending the outcome of that investigation. >> reporter: here in santa clara but 49ers develop a long-term plan for lee by stadium. shared a lot and dedicated parking lots should be enough parking for most sunday games but 21,000 spaces but for monday night is so far has not been scheduled in october. a

spokesperson for 49 as the decided not to comment because a long-term plan is still being developing. >> reporter: coming up one station in san francisco time wasted because the people behaving badly. >> reporter: and must have this holiday season for it as a tool before not only law enforcement head. could help save your life or someone you care about the wrii will be featuring this in my tech report.

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ambiance (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> reporter:but you can't see it here because well its covered up by all these vehicles that area is called a fire lane and stopping in it slows down the response time for firefighters and paramedics when they have to respond ambiance >> reporter:this rig is trying to repond to an emergency at a retirement home but is delayed because drivers are posted up blocking the fire lane >> reporter:this silver saturn was not only in the fire lane the driver is in the bike laneduring the commute it can take fireighters as much as two minuites just to leave the station because of oblivious drivers >> reporter:like this driver

in the volvo lets have a chat with him knock knock knock how you doing? roll your window down you see that fire station you know you not suppost to stop here right see that sign on the grown that says keep clear what it there was a fire >> reporter:how you doing, you on your cell phone but you are blocking the fire station you are blocking the fire station yea i did man it is what it is my man its holiday traffic >> reporter:must be some new holiday and i missed it fire station 1 in know as the alley cats because it use to be located in an alley but now it being held captive by inattentive drivers >> reporter:the base fine for blocking the fire stations is 35 dollars but with all the court fees and add ons and it ballons up to 238 dollars >> reporter:in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news - >> pam: next on kron 4 news at 8: more bay area deaths linked to freezing temperatures. see when warmer days arrive then: cell phone

breathalyzer test? gabe slate shows you the gadget that could save your life. >> pam: and gary is backing has all the sports next.

>> reporter: (male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich from the jack in the box sports desk. >> reporter: >> gary: and going and low roussel with bobby cox and adulatory and joe torrey >> hard to pick to the divestiture would be honored to be apart of. hard to pick to guys

>> reporter: in charlotte stephan curry. >> gary: look at the crowd. but they were just one after the other in attendance. >> gary: 11 points in the first half >> gary: good game in his own right pulled it out for charlotte. >> gary: that's it can't it looks like i'm going to alaska. i wanted to be warm and cozy for the holiday season. >> pam: yes, up more and

cozy. warm and cozy. >> pam: i do not believe people want extra guests uninvited for the holidays. >> gary: we should go to be worse homes for the holidays. >> pam: behaving badly. >> gary: i will come back monday and jackie will not be here. >> gary: she may go to fresno or you read the book and not elevate i'm done with that. l.a. i am done

with that >> gary: are the super bowl contender? they did take on what of the best teams and football and handled them yester day. it ripped off a long run set up a field gold and the 49ers wind. win >> gary: they cannot stand each other. linebacker >> we are planning to lay

off football. we cannot want to go home. play-off football! >> gary: we have a sports question for you pertaining to the forty-niners. did they make a statement by beating seattle uc all of the options to wait and accurate a sport special with interactive participation will have the interview would step curry. just basically go back and forth. it should be a lot of fun this thursday night

at 9:00 right here following pam more. stay tuned for gary in full bloom. >> gary: g the rais the raiders.. a lot of people would like to know what is going on? they could not hang! >> something we had planned and the game plan going ian regardless of how things

were going. he moved the field obviously the plan was to go back and started out in the second half. we were moving the ball and let some good things offensive late. so we were not going to change that. the >> gary: florida state and the johnny mann sale had heisman trophy finalist will all be in york for the ceremony on sunday night. >> gary: the houston texas fired coach last week they will make a run at david

shaw. he says he's happy there. >> gary: stanford and michigan state on new year's day. six plants and six losses i will return to pam and jackie to explain how this work. >> gary: very exciting game but do not have good home attendance and they do not travel well. if you invite them to your ball game they would not bring anyone so why would you have them? unless you had to. so if i invite you over to my house i like for you to invite people over with you to fill up my living room. so, six

man 6 loss is not a great record but nonetheless good enough. we will take a break and come back you can sit on a seat at candlestick. as we have said before god knows what has happened in that have said before god knows wi love watching tvn that outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. with qualifying bundles. sleep tris ending soon! interest-free for 3 event get 3 years interest-free financing

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>> gary: plant at candlestick park by the end of this year, play off game looks like they will be on the road. here we go 49ers are peak selling a pair of seats for $795. if you are a season-ticket holder you can get them for 695.

>> pam: we will be back at eight state-owned kron 4 news dock time.

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